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Los conductores parecen no inmutarse ante los altos precios del combustible y los pronósticos meteorológicos sombríos, mientras que las obras de ingeniería provocan retrasos para los pasajeros del tren. Se ha avisado a los conductores que esperen el tráfico más intenso del fin de semana festivo de mayo en el Reino Unido en años, a pesar de los altos precios del combustible y del inminente fin del período soleado que amenaza con aguar el fin de semana largo. Según una investigación de la organización automovilística RAC, se esperaban más de 19 millones de viajes de ocio en coche durante el fin de semana largo, del viernes al lunes, la cifra más alta desde 2016. Es probable que las obras de ingeniería también perturben los viajes en tren este fin de semana. Continuar leyendo...

‘Stone age’ system of booking cross-border rail tickets holding back climate action by consumers, says thinktankEurope’s “stone age” system of booking train tickets makes it needlessly difficult for travellers to avoid polluting flights, a report has found.Booking equivalent train tickets is “difficult or impossible” on almost half of the EU’s busiest international air routes, analysis from the Transport & Environment (T&E) thinktank shows. Continue reading...

Bank holiday traffic predicted to peak on Thursday, as petrol and diesel prices surge from fallout of Iran warBusiness live – latest updatesDrivers are being urged to hunt for the cheapest petrol and “to fill up as usual” as UK travellers prepare to make 21.7m journeys on what is expected to be the busiest Easter on the roads in four years.The average price of a litre of unleaded petrol rose by 20p from 132.83p on 1 March to 152.83p by the end of the month, raising concerns about the cost of filling up for Easter journeys, as rising oil prices triggered by the US-Israel war with Iran translated to higher prices at the pumps. Continue reading...

Drivers planning nearly 21m leisure journeys from Thursday to Monday despite soaring fuel prices, say expertsThe four-day bank holiday weekend is expected to be the busiest Easter on the roads in four years, despite a surge in fuel prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East.Drivers are planning nearly 21m leisure journeys between Thursday and Easter Monday, according to a study by the RAC and the traffic analytics specialists Inrix. Continue reading...